OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                                                                     117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                         4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                      JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                 

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


June 23, 2015

4:00 p.m.

 

Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

In attendance: Council Members Clay Yarborough (President), Greg Anderson, Bill Bishop, Lori Boyer, Reggie Brown, Doyle Carter, Richard Clark, John Crescimbeni, Reggie Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Warren Jones, Jim Love, Robin Lumb, Don Redman, Matt Schellenberg

Council Members-Elect Joyce Morgan, Al Ferraro

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin, Michael Wedner, John Sawyer – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy, Heather Reber – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Katrin MacDonald – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Teresa Eichner, Mario Rubio, Dave Roman – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Dan Macdonald, Connie Holt and Leeann Krieg – ECAs; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Jon Heymann and Bill Hodges – Children’s Commission; Ron Littlepage – Florida Times-Union; Lisa Rinaman – St. Johns Riverkeeper; Paul Harden, Wyman Duggan, Jim Gilmore

 

Meeting Convened: 4:05 p.m.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Redman reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Holt reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that the committee recommended denial of 2015-316 (small scale land use amendment on Catoma Street); a vote in the negative supports the recommendation of the committee.

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

Council Member Crescimbeni reported that the subcommittee of the Ad Hoc Neighborhood Blight Committee that he chaired last Friday recommended a floor amendment to 2015-327 (prohibiting donation collection bins in the city).

 

Council Member Jones said he will offer a floor amendment to 2015-377 (amending the property safety code regarding unregistered vehicles).

 

Council Member Crescimbeni expressed regret at having voted at the last meeting for a first reading emergency ordinance to impose a moratorium on the growing, processing or dispensing of medical marijuana without having heard from both opponents and proponents of the measure and requested reconsideration of the item. President Yarborough informed the Council that Council Member Jones has an ordinance on the addendum to the agenda to repeal the moratorium. Council Member Gulliford said that a Jacksonville plant nursery is interested in applying to the state for the Northeast Florida growing license. The owner of the nursery will be present at the meeting to advocate for a reversal of the moratorium. Council Member Boyer suggested the need for an amendment to the moratorium revocation to limit growing of medical marijuana to AGR zoning districts. Assistant General Counsel Susan Grandin cited a 1982 Second District Court of Appeals ruling that legislative bodies cannot impose moratoria via emergency legislation. Council Member Boyer requested an opinion from the OGC as to how that ruling affects what the Council may or may not do with regard to this issue tonight. Council Member Gulliford said that he has asked for a bill to be drafted for introduction on the addendum to the agenda to lift the moratorium on growing and processing marijuana, but not on dispensing it. Ms. Boyer indicated that she may ask for that bill to be amended to include her AGR zoning requirement and then referred to committee.

 

President Yarborough indicated that he would call for the addendum to the agenda to be discussed just prior to the second reading items. Council Members Crescimbeni and Schellenberg requested to be added as co-sponsors on 2015-484 (the medical marijuana moratorium revocation).

 

Council Member Carter stated that he would offer a floor amendment to 2015-337 (establishing a permanent process for permitting backyard hens) to reduce the percentage of property owners required to sign an opt-in or opt-out petition from 75% to 50% + 1.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:26 p.m.

 

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             6.23.15 Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:  Council agenda meeting – LSD

             6.23.15

Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

6.23.15